Hot water technology: Mango farmers briefed on treatment
The extended hot water treatment is a post-harvest quarantine treatment generally used for fruit fly disinfestation
MULTAN:
Mango farmers and exporters were given a briefing on hot water treatment technology and how it adds value to the fruit before it lands in the international markets by Agriculture Information Assistant Director Naveed Asmat Kahlon. He said in this process the fresh harvested crop was subjected to hot water at a specific temperature for a specific time period for disease control, fruit fly control or disinfestation from other insects. The process is a prerequisite for exports. The extended hot water treatment is a post-harvest quarantine treatment generally used for fruit fly disinfestation in which the commodity is subjected to hot water at 48 Celsius for 60 minutes which is a prerequisite for export of mangoes to Australia, China, Jordan, South Korea, Mauritius and other countries.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 28th, 2016.
Mango farmers and exporters were given a briefing on hot water treatment technology and how it adds value to the fruit before it lands in the international markets by Agriculture Information Assistant Director Naveed Asmat Kahlon. He said in this process the fresh harvested crop was subjected to hot water at a specific temperature for a specific time period for disease control, fruit fly control or disinfestation from other insects. The process is a prerequisite for exports. The extended hot water treatment is a post-harvest quarantine treatment generally used for fruit fly disinfestation in which the commodity is subjected to hot water at 48 Celsius for 60 minutes which is a prerequisite for export of mangoes to Australia, China, Jordan, South Korea, Mauritius and other countries.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 28th, 2016.